REAL PARTIES: Cowboy Baby Shower
categories: baby shower ideas, real parties
This Backyard Barbeque Baby Shower that Beth Helmstetter hosted at a residence in Shawnee, Kansas is super creative, inviting, and full of down-home country FUN!
Guests sat on pillow-topped hay bales, mini bouquets of white daisies were lined up neatly on vintage cowboy print linens, invitations were handmade on pieces of wood, and adorable mini pies were served up for desserts…
Read on for lots more photos and party details from Beth!
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Invitations (pictured at top):
DIY project using pieces of craft wood from Michaels and Iron On Transfers. I designed the invite in photoshop and then ironed it on to the wood.
Food:
We served Kansas City Style BBQ which was not only appropriate for the theme but budget friendly. For dessert we served miniature homemade pies.
Beverages: Strawberry lemonade, Iced Tea and Old Fashioned bottled sodas (Coca-Cola, Crush, Root Beer & Cream Soda). Mason jars were pre-filled with drinking straws that read “howdy”.
Flowers: I arranged the flowers myself using all daisies in mason jars
Linens: Vintage Cowboy print from La Tavola
Seating: We rented hay bales with large pillows on top
Favors: Pashminas and candy presented in muslin sacks
More fun decor: wooden letters and vintage cowboy books!
Photography: Mike Varel of Mike Varel Weddings
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Thanks for the wonderful inspiration, Beth! For more great theme ideas from Beth, check out these other real parties featured here at HWTM: a colorful, Eclectic Baby Shower and this gorgeous Natural & Organic Wedding Reception.
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Such a crafty idea!! Thanks for posting
Jul 30, 2009 at 4:22 pm
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I LOVE this!!!! What a great shower!!! Every detail is just perfect!!!
Jul 30, 2009 at 4:33 pm -
I love all the little details. Lot’s of down-home fun!
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Jul 30, 2009 at 4:46 pm -
I love this! I actually tried to iron-on our table numbers to wood, and it didn’t work very well… so I’m excited to see I was on the right track (even though the wedding is now over)! Love all the details.
Jul 30, 2009 at 5:33 pm -
Your appreciation for themed fonts is inspiring. I think the jars for drinking and bails for sitting are the best. So creative. Thank you!
Jul 30, 2009 at 5:49 pm -
I love this idea! So fun!
Jul 30, 2009 at 6:15 pm -
The details are great!! What a great KC party!
Jul 30, 2009 at 6:21 pm -
Any idea how the invitations were made? These would be a great idea and perfect for our wedding invitations. Thanks for any help we can get!
Jul 30, 2009 at 6:40 pm -
We had a cowboy shower too…it is such a fun theme! Check out my invitations from denim pockets and bandanas…So nice!
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Jul 30, 2009 at 6:42 pm -
Just adorable! I am such a cowgirl at heart. Love all of the details!
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Jul 30, 2009 at 10:12 pm -
Another beyond amazing event from Beth! Perfection.
Jul 31, 2009 at 7:09 am -
I am so excited about this post – I am throwing a western themed baby shower in October!! Thank you so much for sharing!
Jul 31, 2009 at 9:16 am -
This is adorable!
Jul 31, 2009 at 7:15 pm -
The invitations are fantastic! What an amazing idea to iron-on to wood?!
Aug 1, 2009 at 8:41 pm -
This is supper cute!!
Aug 2, 2009 at 7:10 am -
I would love more information on how you made the invitations! Such a great idea I would love to use for an upcoming party. Specifically, what kind & brand of iron-on transfer did you use? Any help would really be appreciated! Thanks!
Aug 2, 2009 at 8:21 pm -
I love this theme! it’s something I would never have thought of.
Aug 2, 2009 at 10:31 pm -
very cute! the invitations are supercool.
Aug 3, 2009 at 8:27 am -
What a great idea! The details are fabulous…very fun!
Aug 3, 2009 at 2:39 pm -
Using this as inspiration for my neice’s 2nd cowgirl chic birthday party!!! Love the ideas!
Aug 3, 2009 at 9:50 pm -
Those invites are fantastic!
Aug 4, 2009 at 9:15 am -
So so cute! The details are adorable!!!
Aug 4, 2009 at 1:06 pm -
Very, very cute and so many of these ideas can be used for any kind of event. You have done a wonderful job, right down to the bandana’s in the chip bowls! Must admit I also love the canning jar drinking glasses.
Aug 6, 2009 at 7:25 am -
Love this!
Aug 6, 2009 at 8:04 am -
Wow. So many super, great ideas:)
Aug 14, 2009 at 12:55 pm -
What an adorable party! There are so many great ideas here. Beth is the best!
Aug 24, 2009 at 8:17 am -
SO beautiful! I was just checking out this amazing wester style stationary I found on Oh So Beautiful Paper that would be so fitting for such a baby shower:
Aug 26, 2009 at 10:09 am
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I love every item you’ve choosen to use. I also would love to know what, when & how you made the invitations.
Thanks.
Oct 5, 2009 at 11:44 am -
wish we had a place like this so i can re-create this party. was wondering where you got the pashminas?
Oct 23, 2009 at 12:27 pm -
where did you get the lovely gold mine goodie bags
Oct 25, 2009 at 8:41 pm -
Glenda –
Here’s what Beth said about the goodie bags: “I got them from Michael’s. They are just filled with gold
Bubble gum. They have a little vintage candy section and I think they have them all year round.”***
Ann –
The pashminas came from http://www.fashionunic.com***
Shelly –
Here’s what Beth said about the invites:“The invitations were very easy. I created the layout in Photoshop and printed it onto heat transfer paper. Then I bought the wood at Michael’s and ironed on the information
Oct 28, 2009 at 3:21 pm “ -
Thanks! You saved me! I wanted to have a different shower and this really suits my lifestyle. So creative!
Feb 3, 2010 at 11:09 am -
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Mar 15, 2010 at 8:56 pm
I love all the creative ideas you put together. I am completely inspired! I was wondering where you were able to locate the fabric you used for table cloths?
Thank you. I can’t wait to throw the cowboy baby shower this July. -
Such a cute idea! Thanks for sharing.
Apr 6, 2010 at 9:33 pm -
I love it all! question though- where did you find the mini pie tins? so cute!
Apr 28, 2010 at 12:07 am
